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Drew Dude
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England
May 2002
time: 05:24
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History of the World. Very good for 5 or 6 players (it might even play 7). It can take a whole evening.
Not sure about the price though as I haven't bought it - just played it around friends
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Standup
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Warrior Knights ? Do they still make it ?
It was always our alternative to Risk for a quick and simple game although as we didn't trust each other an inch we had to put a cap on any diplomacy.
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jackshot
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Sheesh, Risk, give me a break. I will admit Axis and Allies is a very good game, but anyone who recommends Risk, Diplomacy, or Monopoly doesn't know there is golden age of board gaming going on. My top ten:
1. Puerto Rico - Germans are revolutionizing the board game. PR is a quick, fun game with tons of strategy about building colonial plantations and shipping the goods. People trade off playing the different roles of builder, producer, and shipping in an inventive way, quite good. The holy grail of board gaming - massive fun both for casual players AND strategy grognards.
2. Tigris and Euphrates - tile laying game. Quick, easy, and deep. See holy grail, above.
3. Tikal - about exploring Mayan temples. A combination tile laying and building game, with a competative side as you vie for control of each others temples. Solid game with an absolutely beautiful look. Java and Mexica are later games in the series if you're interested.
4. El Grande - nominally about political control of Spain in the 15th century, a territory-control game I could play all the time it's that good. Can be played with two people, but really shines with 4-5. Unfortunately out of print, but highly recommended - anyone who likes Civ will love this.
5. La Citta - butt-ugly board, but a great city-building game, extended play with good balance of short-term gain and long-term strategy.
6. Traders of Genoa - I love this one. A negotiation game, you essentially auction off your turn to the other players because you need their help for you to win. Plays great with two (or more) - probably my wife's favorite, too.
7. Web of Power - The Diplomacy game is really just an excuse to backstab, well, here's an excuse to backstab with a real game attached.
8. Acquire - the old classic. Amazingly people still play Monopoly.
9. Ra - auction game with ancient Egyptian theme. Great.
10. Die Macher - all the other games I've mentioned are German-made (except Acquire), but all are availible in English-language editions except this one. About elections held in seven districts in German parlimentary elections, a resource allocation game of outstanding depth.
Many, many great games out there - I've listed two by Reiner Knizia, probably the best game inventor around today, Puerto Rico was invented by Andreas Seyfarth. I didn't mention any true war games (not my bag but there are no shortage of titles) or card games, or any abstract games (like Go or Othello), or any of scores of others that could have made my list. IMO, the Civ boardgame (put out by Eagle Games) is middling quality, not a dog but it's not really finished and you are going to need a bunch of house rules to get through the night.
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jackshot
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Here is a good website for info about board games: www.boardgamegeek.com Most of the games I've mentioned I've seen in hobby/game stores here in the US. If you're shopping online, just put the game title+board game in your search engine and several sites will pop up to sell it to you.
Of the titles I named, EVERYBODY likes Puerto Rico, you should start there. It's great for families (5th grade up) or serious gaming groups looking for a quick, fast one. El Grande, Web of Power, La Citta, and Die Macher are the heavier games, more for the typical gamer around here. Tikal is on the other end of the spectrum, good with kids (again 5th graders and up) because it is very visual and thought-provoking. Tigris is simple enough for kids, but is a little dry; Traders, Ra, or Acquire are simple enough but usually considered more adult - but hey, I was playing Acquire when I was 10.
Another title that's a little light for the gamers here is Carcassonne, a great one for playing with kids a lttle younger (3rd-4th grades+) or a non-gaming significant other, it still lets you feel like you played something. Essentially it's a freeform jigsaw puzzle with a little bit of a game attached, and a lot of fun. The original is a classic, but they have a new version out called Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers which is a little bit better.
Careful, these are addicting. You have been warned.
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War4ever
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I live amongst the Red Sox Nation
Jan 1970
time: 21:24
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i have a great game i play with friends, we use risk peicees and a few D&D pieces with a fantasy theme and a map we made on the back of the risk board....
each race has specific abilities....its loads of fun, and the lead changes frequently.....
its called gimp, but the name would have to change to be marketable, as the names of some of the countries/provinces/territories whatever you want to call them are not for minors....
there is a dragon , in three pieces and if you collect all three you can go on a rampage 
each country has a capital city...... and there is a god race which can make crazy attacks on anyone who gets out of line....
you trade in sets (we use poker chips) for armies etc...loads of fun 
wish i could get ming, rah, berz, FF, UR, and some others over to play
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